I am getting married at 6:30 in the evening. On the invitations should it say six thirty or six-thirty?

Answer 1

To put special emphasis or exactness on the time, use the number, as in 4 o'clock. To be a bit more formal about things, though, write out the number, as in four o'clock. If you need to include hours and minutes with o'clock, write it as half past four o'clock or half after four o'clock (but not four-thirty o'clock).

Generally, "o'clock" is more formal than a.m. or p.m. And we don't want to use the two expressions in combination. We use a hyphen to separate the hour from the minutes, as in four-thirty, but not if the expression of minutes requires a hyphen, as in four thirty-five.

Answer 2

The actual formal wording is half past six o'clock in the evening. It is also acceptable to word it six-thirty in the evening if you want it to be less formal (and it should include the hyphen when it regards time).

Answer 3

six thirty in the evening or another way would be half past six

Answer 4

It should read "six-thirty in the evening." If there's no dash, it's like you're referring to them as two different numbers as not as a time. But if you want to sound really elegant, it should read "half past six in the evening." This is also probably most common on wedding invitations.

Answer 5

Half past six o'clock........but if you don't like that, go with six thirty. No hyphen. Six thirty.
Half past six o'clock sounds very formal. You can do it either way - whatever's your pleasure. You're the bride!

Answer 6

Six Thirty. Hyphens are reserved for numbers like thirty-six, forty-nine, sixty-eight, etc.

Answer 7

six thirty

Answer 8

six thirty

Answer 9

I think six-thirty looks better and I am almost certain that is how it is using proper English... I was really good at English... not to brag. ;)

Have a great wedding!

Answer 10

Six-thirty. That is correct grammar.